Eric Schwartz is a Senior Financial Advisor and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with over seven years of experience supporting clients through retirement planning and broader financial decision-making. His work spans retirement income planning, insurance planning, estate considerations, tax-aware strategies, and comprehensive financial planning. Before joining Retirable, Eric held planning and leadership roles at several financial firms, including Drucker Wealth Management and Mid Atlantic Retirement Planning Specialist. Across these roles, he worked closely with individuals and families to develop and monitor long-term financial strategies, with a particular focus on retirement transitions and ongoing planning needs. Eric earned a bachelor’s degree in Financial Planning and Finance from the University of Delaware. He obtained his CFP® certification and Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) designation in 2022, reflecting his commitment to professional standards, fiduciary responsibility, and ongoing education. Eric takes a holistic approach to financial planning, working with clients to understand their goals, concerns, and financial circumstances so they can move forward with clarity and confidence as they plan for the next stage of life.

David Frazier is a financial advisor with Malvern Ridge Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MML Investors Services, MassMutual, PRUCO Securities, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of advising, he is involved in medical practice consulting, operates an art studio, and works in various insurance brokerage roles. Malvern Ridge Wealth Management is an independent firm managing approximately $6.9 million for about 21 clients. The firm offers tailored investment management and financial planning services, primarily using a passive investment approach with diversified portfolios of index mutual funds and ETFs, complemented by periodic account reviews and the option for discretionary management.

M. Kimerly Polak is a CFP® professional with 4 years of industry experience, affiliated with Polero Ice Advisers in New York, NY. She has been with the firm since 2008, which she founded. Polero Ice Advisers is a fee-only independent advisory firm serving primarily high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and clients with more modest resources. The firm focuses on low-cost, diversified portfolios using exchange-traded and mutual funds, with discretionary management carried out within client-established guidelines and a billing model that avoids percentage-of-assets fees.

Cynthia Sterling is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 22 years at Sterling Financial Planning and 18 years of prior experience at Washington & McGoldrick. She operates as the sole advisor at her independent firm in New York, NY. Her background includes planned giving and nonprofit development. Sterling Financial Planning provides financial planning and investment advice to individuals and families, focusing on cash flow, budgeting, college funding, and retirement planning. The firm emphasizes a structured, written planning process with ongoing implementation support while leaving investment decisions to clients.

Dale Bryant is the sole advisor at Bryant Group Advisors in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with four years of industry experience. He has been associated with The Bryant Group since 1996. Bryant Group Advisors manages discretionary investment accounts for individual investors and small businesses, focusing on retirement planning and portfolio management primarily through broadly diversified index mutual funds. The firm emphasizes a structured allocation approach based on client risk profiles and does not permit investment restrictions or security-specific requests.

Steven Zhang is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Youhe Advisors LLC and has been involved with Youhe Invest LLC since 2009. Zhang also holds officer roles in related financial and accounting services businesses. Youhe Advisors LLC provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversified holdings, using research-driven portfolio construction tailored to each client’s risk objectives.

Alfred Fortunato is the sole advisor at Allegory Advisory, an independent firm based in New York, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. Since 2010, he has been with Allegory Advisory, where he provides customized financial planning and portfolio management services. Allegory Advisory serves individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $34.6 million across about 30 client relationships. The firm emphasizes long-term asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing low-cost, diversified mutual funds and index funds combined with tax-aware strategies and quantitative portfolio monitoring.

I have over 20 years of experience in how financial markets work …and sometimes fail. I recognized a need for personalized and unbiased advice for the average person’s financial planning and investment decisions that does not require an ongoing obligation, unless the client so chooses. That’s why I have built a firm that does not sell any products other than my advice and makes sure that you always know how much you are paying and what you are getting in return. I have made some atypical choices in starting Grand Central Financial Planning with the goal of providing clients a high level of service at a reasonable price. In addition to being an Advice-Only Financial Planner, in my spare time I am the founder of the non-profit Long Island City Youth Sports League (LICYSL.org) and write the local blog in Long Island City, LICtalk. For more details on my work experience check out my LinkedIn profile.

Mauro Leos is a financial advisor at Next Pronto Capital Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at CLSA Americas, CITIC Securities International USA, and Neuheit Associates. He is also the founder of Next Pronto LLC, a financial planning business. Next Pronto Capital Advisors provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, small businesses, and other entities. The firm combines bottom-up fundamental analysis with macro and risk indicators and emphasizes disciplined, long-term portfolio construction and tax-aware rebalancing.

Srdana Pokrajac is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Planbound, LLC in New York, NY. She has been involved with Planbound since 2023 and also maintains a role at Wize Venture, Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she is engaged with Spartan Planning Group, a fee-only financial planning firm serving families, individuals, and organizations. Planbound offers financial planning, wealth management, and financial education services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm uses a diversified, primarily passive investment approach and supports various engagement structures, including asset-based management, flat-fee planning, and hourly consulting.

Kimberly Birn is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with five years at Birn Financial Inc and nine years of prior self-employed experience. She provides fractional CFO services, including tax return preparation, tax review, strategic planning, and business strategy planning for a limited number of clients. Birn Financial Inc serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate/business clients with financial planning and advisory services. The firm also offers fractional CFO services and employs a variety of investment approaches, delivering non-discretionary advice tailored through initial interviews and model allocations.

Dee Ann Fox is a Certified Financial Planner® based in New York, NY, with 28 years of experience in financial planning. She operates as the sole advisor at Dee-Ann R. Fox, CFP, providing individualized financial and investment planning services. Her firm offers fee-only financial planning and investment advice to individuals, couples, high-net-worth clients, and trusts, managing approximately $34.7 million in assets without imposing a minimum account size. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, tax efficiency, and low-cost investment options, using primarily fixed-fee, hourly, and retainer billing rather than percentage-of-assets fees.

Frederick Deyeso is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience at Financial Filosophy, an independent advisory firm based in New York, NY. He has served as the sole advisor at the firm since its founding in 2005. Financial Filosophy is a fee-only independent advisory firm that provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation, core-and-satellite approach with an emphasis on passive index funds and ETFs, typically managing assets on a non-discretionary basis with client approval required for trades.

Robert Wander is a financial advisor with Wander Financial Services, LLC, holding CFP® and Series 63 designations and five years of industry experience. He has been associated with Wander Financial Services since 1999 and Purshe Kaplan Sterling since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he provides employee benefits consulting to small businesses. Wander Financial Services advises individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as retirement plan sponsors and participants. The firm employs a fundamental, longer-term investment approach and offers services such as financial planning, asset management through model portfolios and third-party managers, and pension consulting.

Alina Fisch is a CFA charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, with 30 years of experience in the financial industry. She is the sole advisor at Contessa Capital, an independent advisory firm she has led since 2022. Prior to this, she worked at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Propellr Securities LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she contributes a series titled “How To Stay Rich” to the online magazine The Digital Party. Contessa Capital serves individual clients by providing tailored investment management and financial planning services through standalone planning, a one-year financial fitness program, or a combined management and planning engagement. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach using both passive and active investment vehicles, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analyses within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework.

Anthea Perkinson is a CFP® professional with four years of financial advisory experience, currently practicing at Monterey Associates Financial Planning & Education. She has worked at Blueprint Financial Planning LLC since 2015 and maintains a long-term affiliation with Equitable Distributors, Inc. Her firm offers personalized, fee-only financial planning and education to individuals, families, nonprofits, and small business owners. The firm emphasizes cost-efficient, passive investment strategies and provides services through varied engagement formats, including educational seminars and workshops.

Mark Johnson is a CFP® professional with eight years at MEJ Wealth Advisors LLC and over 28 years of experience at Qside Federal Credit Union. He is based in Bayside, NY. MEJ Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, investment management, and business consultation primarily for individual clients, as well as trusts, estates, business entities, and ERISA plans. The firm employs a balanced, long-term, cost- and tax-aware approach, offering discretionary portfolios and occasional no-fee educational seminars.

Stephen Chen is the principal of Followthru Planning Associates LLC, an independent firm based in Brooklyn, NY. He holds the CFA® charter and Series 66 license, with 19 years at his current firm and a total of four years of industry experience. In addition to financial advising, Chen provides tax preparation and bookkeeping services and is licensed to sell fixed insurance products. Followthru Planning Associates LLC offers financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to individuals and families, with an investment approach focused on long-term allocation using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and conservative option strategies. The firm combines planning with operating-level services such as tax preparation, bookkeeping, and insurance sales, conducting formal periodic reviews without charging performance-based fees.

Edward Dove is the president of ESD Advisory Services Inc, an independent registered investment adviser. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. He has been associated with ESD Advisory Services since 1982 and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation since 1994. In addition to his advisory work, he prepares income tax returns. ESD Advisory Services operates as a solo practice, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $42 million, focusing on a small number of larger accounts with an emphasis on long-term, quality-oriented portfolios and careful manager selection.

Zhi Li is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at National Financial Services LLC and currently operates Twelve Two Capital LLC, where he has been since 2018. Li also has a concurrent role with the Internal Revenue Service focused on tax and benefits education. Twelve Two Capital LLC is an independent advisory firm managing approximately $4.0 million for about two dozen clients, including individual and high-net-worth households. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management primarily using passive strategies and provides comprehensive and project-based financial planning along with employee benefit plan advisory services for employer plan sponsors.